Improvement in reversible shirts



CHARLESI'O. RICHTER-OF NEW YORK, N.'Y.

Lette'r's Patent N 100,669, dated March 8, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT IN REVERSIBLE SHIRTS.

'The Schedule referred to. in these Letters Iatent and making part of the same.

To all whom it may concern Beit known that -I,"CHARLEs-f0. RICHTER, of New York, of New York. county, in the State of New York,

have invented certain new and luseful Improvements iin Reversible Shirts; and I do hereby decla-re that the following is'a full and exact description thereof, reterence being had to the accompanying drawings making part of this application.

My invention relates to a novel method ot" making the bosom of ashirt, (which is ordinarily made with a right and wrong side,) so that the garment can be washed and ironed on either one or `both sid'cs`, and can be worn with either side out, or can be done up and worn with first one and then the .other side ont, at thepleasnre of the wearer.

Although a shirt such as I havev invented may be worn Yfirst on one side and then on the other, (with one washing) a's it is'not practical in the nsualvwashing and ironing processes tohave both sides nished alike, I propose that my improved reversible shirts shall be worn with one side only out at each washing and ironing, but shall be alternately (washed) ironedon differ-- ent sides, so that the bosom, (and those other parts,) which generally gives away first shall last much longer than usual, while at the same time theV cost of manu` facture (and material) shall very slightly exceed the `cost of making the ordinary shirt adapted to be worn my invention, I will. proceed to more fully describe the construction or method ofA making of .one of my improved reversible shirts, referring by letters to the ac'- companyingdrawings, in which- Figure l isa diagram showing one-halt` of the hosom of the shirt, and illustrating how it is formed or double-plait-ed;

` Figure 2 is an elevation o1' front view .of a shirt made according to my invention.

Figure 3. is a detail view, showing the bit'urcated neck-band disconnected.

Figure 4 is aperspective view of same bn'ttoned up, or closed together at its ends.

Inthe several figures the same part is designated bythe same letter of' reference.

The bosom et' the shirt I make (each side or half) by taking a 'single'.piece ot stuff andplaiting, as seen (increased scale) at fig. l

. Gommeneing at A, 'I fold the material over to 13,' thence back to C, which forms one side or portionol' the double center-piece, seen at 0, fi g. 2.v I thence fold ont to D, and back to E, which forms the other partot' double center-'piece,las seen Yat P, fig. 2.

From E the material is folded out to F, thence-hack to G, forming aplait on one side of bosom; thence from G out to H, and back to I, forming e. plait on the opposite side of bosom, and so on alternately, form- Iing plaits on first one side, then the other, to any dcsirednumber, and of any desired size, the plaits being stitched, of course, as usual. I

The half ot bosom not shown at fig. 1 is made as just described, except thatv it is formed with a'single center-piece, as seen at R, tig, 2, which is adapted to be'but-toned in between the two pieces or port-ions O and I.

At fig. 2 the bosom is shown as it' pulled partly open, so. as to more clearly illustrate the method ot' making. Y Y

S'is'the'n'eck or collar-hand of the shirt, which is made bifurcated at one end, as shown at N, (see figs. 2 and-3,) each one of the ends l and 2 of' the bifurcated portion being provided or made with a buttonhole, as illustrated, into which pass respectively the buttons Li and l, (tig. 2,) on the opposite single end ot' said band S.

All the buttons and button-holes are so arranged or located, that while theyV serve to couple together, in

the same relative positions, the several parts, no matl ter which side ot'` the shirt may be worn ont, they do not come directly opposite to-each other. vThe objects and advantages'of this pecnliarity are, that thewear-v ing away or breaking oii of one button may not a-ii'ect the condition ofv another onthe opposite side of the i same piece, and that the garment may be more easily done up, and may be worn with more comfort.

Of course the hosoms and neck-band should be sewn into the body i: of the shirt, with donble-faceseams, lor so as to lookl and feel about the same on each side, and all other seams of the garment should-.be similarly made. y

The cuffs should be made reversible and detachable, as customary, and the wrist-bauds of the shirt I propose to make in the same lnanner as already described ofthe neck-band, so as to be perfectly' reversible, and so that they may beironed and worn with perfect comt'ort with either side out. y

It will be understood that by making the bosom oi' a single piece plaited as described, the shirt may 'be ironed on 'either (or both) sides, and can be worn with either side out, or alternately on oueside then on the other, while at the same time the oost of manufacture is comparatively'small. v

Havingr fully explained my invention, so that those .skilled cnn ina-ke andv use my improved reversible shirt,

What I chum :is new, and desire to ters Pat-ent, is-

Forming the bosom oi'a shirt of any suitable matesecure by Letrial double-plaited, and with a double center-piece ou one side, :md single center-piece ou the other side, all as herein described for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand :md seal this 19th day of J anunry, 1870.

. CHARLES O. RICHTER.

Witnesses: Y

T. B. BEEGHER, y E. S. MCCULLY. 

